Hinge.



B. J. AURA-ND.

HINGE.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2. 1908.

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BALERA J. AURAND, OF LAPORTE, INDIANA.

HINGE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed January 2, 1908. Serial No. 408,873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BALERA J. AURAND, a citizenof the United States, residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined hinge and support. I have shown it as applied toa couch cover, though it might be applied in many other ways and to many other devices. This application of it is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a section through a couch, case orbox; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same showing the hinge in posit-ion with the cover removed, Fig. 3, an enlarged detail of the hinge. Fig. at, an end view of a box and lid with a modified form of hinge on the outside, p'arts shown in two positions.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is the bottom, B, B the sides, and C the lid, top or cover of the box or case.

D shows upholstering which may be applied to the top of the cover or lid to make a couch.

E is a body portion or sheet of metal of any desired shape. I have here shown it as U-shape. It is provided with holes E E whereby it may be secured by the screws E to the inside of the end F of the box or case. The upper portion of the metal plate E is provided with the are shaped slot E and projecting upwardly therefrom is the vertical slot E Gr is the horizontal portion and G the vertical portion of an angle iron which 1s provided with the holes G G through which are introduced the screws G whereby the horizontal portion of the angle iron is secured on the bottom of the lid C.

The shanks of two bolts J, J, are passed through the slots E and E respectively. lVashers J J are put upon said bolts between the upwardly projecting portion of the plate E and the plate G and the ends of the bolts pass through holes in the plate G The parts are then held in this position by the nuts J J Referring to Fig. 1, the parts will be seen in the position of rest with the lid or cover down. If now, one desires to open the lid it can be thrown in the vertical position shown in dotted lines. It will be observed that the angle-iron, being rigidly secured to l l 1 l l I the lid C, will turn with the lid, but as it turns, the bolts J, J begin to travel in their respective slots, and as the motion is continued a time will come when they will be in a vertical line, the upper at the top of the vertical slot, the other immediately below it, and the turning motion of the lid being continued, they will assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, where one of these bolts has traveled the entire length of the are shaped slot and the other is partly up the vertical slot. The lid is then in the position shown in dotted lines. This movement is accomplished entirely within the vertical planes which bound the box or case. In other words, it is not necessary to move the case out from the wall against which it may be standing in order to raise the lid. At the same time the lid is securely held in its vertical position. It can only be restored to its original position by a peculiar upward motion or by special pressure. At the same timeit will be observed that in making this motion the lid does not descend into the case. The upper portion of the metal part E projects above the top of the case and along side of the lid.

It will be noted that I am simply showing this device diagrammatically and that the idea can be applied in many different ways and for many different uses.

The modified form of Fig. st comprises two slots only, diflerently situated with relation to each other and not intercepting. These slots are numbered respectively K and L. Each is associated with a screw bolt lettered respectively M N. These bolts are in fixed position on one member, as, for example on the lid of the box, and they pass through their respective slots and are held in position because the head overlies the outer surface of the sheet metal body E. hen the lid is moving into the position shown in dotted lines, the movable connections operate as indicated, the two bolts first traveling upwardly in their respective slots and the top boltfithen descending in its slot.

The use and operation of my invention have already been sutticiently disclosed. As previously stated, it can be applied in many different ways and for many different uses. it is a combined support and hinge, being in fact, the device which serves as a hinge and at the same time holds the hinged object securely in position at the end of its move ment. It also permits the lid to move without going beyond the vertical plane of the back of the box or case or other object to which the hinged lid or other partis attached. it could be used in connection With trunks, trunk trays, and all kinds of doors, lids, etc. It could also be used for such doors as stand in a vertical position. It would only be necessary to modify its form to suit the difi'erent uses to which it would be pu The operation of the device shown in Fig. t is easily understood. The parts are so arranged that the top is tilted backward, but, of course, it can be brought to any position by determining the length of the small slot L. In any event the lid moves without projecting very far over and is held in fixed position when at the end of its movement.

I claim:

In a combined hinge and support, the 20 BALERA J. AURAND.

lVitnesses lilATE G. LUIR, LEE L. OSBORN. 

